Even a beautiful chain can bind you
On my 10th wedding anniversary, my husband gave me a beautiful yellow and white gold necklace. I had never seen … Continue reading Even a beautiful chain can bind you
On my 10th wedding anniversary, my husband gave me a beautiful yellow and white gold necklace. I had never seen … Continue reading Even a beautiful chain can bind you
“Thank God for breast cancer!” Connie told me. It paved the way for her latest adventure. Continue reading The difference between an ordeal and an adventure
What I appreciated most about Connie throughout her battle with breast cancer was her transparency. Continue reading When your friend battles breast cancer…
How I was forced to communicate my frustration with someone’s lack of communication. Continue reading An argument for communication…
It isn’t often that I pour myself into a project only to see it fail. But failure can build character that success fails to do… Continue reading It’s time to “man up”…
It was just a typical day at the health club — a snapshot of the workout world that encourages me to join it each day. See you there! Continue reading All in a day’s workout…
How is a toaster oven like a sliding glass door? It sounds like a joke, but in our house it isn’t. … Continue reading When you have a screw loose…
To Whom It May Concern: (Which is not you, apparently, my could-have-been-dear, new next-door neighbors.) Some advice for you: When … Continue reading To my new neighbors…
If you’re looking for “Sound Off,” you are in the right spot. I have decided to rename my blog “All Things Work Together” — based on my favorite Scripture verse, Romans 8:28. Continue reading Identity crisis and blah blah blog…
I woke up this morning well before my alarm with a mistake on my mind. It wasn’t a sin, exactly, … Continue reading Put it behind you…
My toenails need to be cut. My legs needs a shave. My eyebrows need waxing. My hair needs a trim. … Continue reading More time is not the answer…
I left the meeting feeling overwhelmed. Sad thing is that I was leaving a meeting I led. Sigh. Afterward, I … Continue reading When everything feels like straw…
I confess. If I can go to bed before 9 p.m. each night, I do. While a football game for … Continue reading When the Christian life is a bit too much like a political debate…
The past week, the health club has blocked off the beautiful new showers for tile repair, and we women have … Continue reading Attempting “The Glad Game’…
I was a teenager when I decided I should stop reading the Bible. I blame James. Or maybe my youth pastor, … Continue reading Do what you know is right…
I’m going to celebrate my 50 years as if I own them. This is not my mother’s birthday. Every time … Continue reading Fifty years older and wiser….
“Ooooh,” my husband said, “Why don’t you shoot a photo of it and post it to Facebook?” He was being … Continue reading Big toeing the line… or not
My only daughter was having an emergency C-section, but my oldest son was getting married and we were driving to … Continue reading Will the real mechanic please stand up?